Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 250 | 121 | 94 | 97 | 268 | 257 | 262 | 234 | 264 | 223 | 227 | 623 | 469 | 808 | 901 | 800 | 1104 | 777 | 640 | 565 | 504 | 640 | 563 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:15AM1.96m | 4:49PM2.18m | 5:11AM1.97m | 5:46PM2.17m | 6:09AM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.08m | 10:29AM-0.04m | 11:11PM0.06m | 11:28AM-0.05m | 00:09AM0.05m | 12:27PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 277 | 250 | 118 | 55 | 97 | 268 | 257 | 262 | 234 | 264 | 223 | 227 | 6 | 2 | 339 | 901 | 800 | 1104 | 777 | 640 | 565 | 504 | 640 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 5 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 6 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 94 | 144 | 200 | 21 | 138 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 212 | 215 | 283 | 530 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 14 | N 4 | — | — | ESE 12 | NE 6 | E 12 | — | N 10 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 198 | 15 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 11 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 4 | N 4 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 137 | 91 | 121 | 94 | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 33 | — | 5 | 623 | 469 | 808 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 101 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 101 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
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